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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-18
He Knows This Trick Now.

''Have any of you found bank note?"
inquired man in wild eyed excitement
as he hurriedly approached set of
loungers at the Union depot yesterday
morning.
"Have you lost one?' asked an elderly
stranger of bland and sedate appearance.
eyes, yes; have you found it?''
"Wait moment. What was its de-
nomination.
at was a $50 'bill-national bank
note"
The stranger leisurely drew roll of
bills from his pocket, looked them over,
took one out and passed it over to the ex-
cited individual, relnarking with much
urbanity as he did so:
cit is well for you, my friend, that it
was found by an honest man. I picked
it up few minutes ago, and take pleasure
in giving back to you what l am satisfied
is your property."'
''Thank you, sir; thank you. It's my
turn now to do the fair thing. Here's q
$40 bill. You shan't refuse it. Take it,
sir; take it, or I shall feel hurt " O.
The stranger, thus urged, took the
money, and the grateful individual walked
off with his $50 He was considerably
surprised to learn, few hours later, that
the bill was not the one he had lost at
all, but a counterfeit. He is now looking
for the bland and elderly stranger, but
there are reasons for doubling his success
in finding him.-Chicago Tribune.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-18
The sepulchral s'whistIing Buoy"

Perhaps other people are familiar with
'whistling buoys," but the one anchored
off Monhegan was a novel sight to me.
1t lies about two miles away to the north
west, and is made apparently of sheet
iron, in shape like a large old fashioned
locomotive smoke stack, inverted. We
sailed out to examine it one day, and with
much interest watched this great black
mass bobbing up and down with each
wave, and uttering a grim "moo" (the
sounding is by no means unlike the low
ing of mournful cow as the waves
dashed up inside the drum. 1t was an
eerie sight, and 1 soon had enough of it.
Perhaps the fact that the waves were
high and the breeze nearly gone, may
have contributed to my sensations of
queerness. At any rate, we did not get
away as soon as wished. / have since
learned that the buoy has broken loose
and drifted away. What CONSERVATION
must it cause the unwary fisherman who
shall be out alone at dusk in a small boat
and shall see this large black body ap-
proach and groan in its sepulchral way.
Let us hope that it has ere this been cap
tured and again put in bondage.
Boston Transcript.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-18
Care of an Umbrella.

Don't continue the practice of dripping
the umbrella by the ferule. Turn it the
other way, that is, handle down, when
you come in out of the rain. The general
way is bad for the umbrella, for it rots the
material at the coverging point of the
frame wires. Any umbrella man will say
that the proper way is to let the water run
from the frame tips. A good many will
object to this good advice because they
don't want the pretty handle moistened
But the handle will dry, or if not quick
enough it would be better to wipe it, UNI
brellas should not be permitted to dry
folded. Open them to dry them.-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-18
The Ladies' Fishing Season.

The ladies' fishing season is now at
hand. 1t requires large inducements to
tempt women to go fishing, and hence the
early days of September are assigned to
them in these waters. The reason is that
then the festive swapping mackerel, as it
is called in Long Island sound, or the
young bluefish as it is termed along the
Jersey coast and at the Long Island sea-
shore, becomes ravenous. 1t is only
necessary for the men to row the women
among school of young bluefish for the
latter to believe themselves great anglers.
Of course ''no gentleman will tell his
fair companions that to catch ten snap
ping mackerel it requires only the letting
down of line having hooks enough for
one half of them. Five fish being hooked,
five other hungry ones will hang on to
their tails.-New York Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-18
Qnetrp,
Keep to the Right,

Keep to the right. as the law directs,
For such is the rule of the road.
Keep to the right whoever expects
Securely to carry llfe'S load.
Keep 70 the right in whatever you do,
Nor claim buG your own on the way;
Keep to the right, and hold on to tile true
From the nom till the close of life's day
Keep to the right, within or without.
With stranger and kindred aud friend;
Keep 10 the right and you need have no doubt
That all will be well in the end.
Keep to the right with God and his Word,
Nor wander, though folly allure;
Keep to the right, nor ever be turned
From what's faithful. and holy, and pure.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-18

The productive faculty is of little avail
without the divine spark, the flash of fire
which gives it value.-Christian Reid
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-18

Forty-five years ago there wasn't post
age stamp in the United States, but in the
last twelve months the people of this coun-
try have individually and severally put
their tongues out 1868, 341 900 times to
moisten the postage stamps for the billions
of letters and millions of newspapers, pc
riodicals and parcels that are carried and
delivered by the government.-NewY York
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

THE annual report of the chief of the
secret service division of the treasury
was made public yesterday. 1t shows
that there were 355 persons arrested by
the officers of the service during the
past fiscal year for violation of the laws
against counterfeiting, etc. Ofthis num-
Der, seventy were convicted and SEN
fenced to imprisonment. The report
says that the counterfeiting now being
done, is principally the work of Italians,
who operate in bands in different por-
tons of the country. The counterfeit
ing done during the past year amounted
practically to nothing, the only attempts
in that direction being $40 silver GER
tificate, and these were such poor imi-
tations as to be practically harmless. The
report refers to the fact that all but two
of the many skilled operators arrested
since the war for counterfelting United
States bonds are now at liberty, and
says they may be expected to resume
their nefarious operations at any time.
The two counterfeiters mentioned as
still in custody are Doyle and Ogle. The
report attributes the scarcity of counter
felt paper money to the excellence OF
the work done at the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, and to the almost GER
tainty of detection and punishment OF
the offenders. The report urges legisla-
ton to prohibit the making or selling
Except by competent authority of dies
or molds by which similitude of either
side of any current coin may be struck
off. A statement is made that counter
feiters at present seem to be devoting
their attention almost exclusively to
silver coin. 1t is said, however, that
the work is much inferior to previous
efforts in the same direction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

MURAT HALsTEAD, who is well-known
as an intimate friend of James G. Blaine,
has the following to say IN regard to the
recent Paris interview. 1t is very inter
esting and may be taken as being
reliable. He says:
Certainly the Blaine interview sounds
like proclamation. 1t is wonderfully
clear and strong, exact and striking,
and especially marked with the charac-
teristics of the authors style and eonyic-
tions and methods of presenting his
views. There is the sound of the trum-
pet in this manifesto, and yet it may not
mean at all what the average politicians
will naturally insist is perfectly obvious
and conclusivelv established. 1t may
not mean that Mr.. Blame has made up
his mind to run for the Presidency, but
just the other thing.
Mr.. Blaine's Discrimination to be the
candidate in 1888 has been known to in-
crease rather than to decrease since he
has been in Europe. Those who know
him best have the strongest possible as
surances of his sincerity, and know that
he is deferred from absolutely declining
only by his sense of obligation both TO
friends and to enemies. The Presidents
message and Mr.. Blaine's reply are two
remarkable documents and they are
likely to be widely influential. The
position of Mr.. Blaine is one of immense
potentially and responsibility, and as
the case stands he could make his bow
and turn his back upon the Presidency
in better form after the blast of the
trumpet from Paris than before. He
certainly would do so if not called to go
to the front again by such manifestations
of Republican public opinion as are
practically unanimous at least so domi-
nant as to be unanswerable and unayoid-
able
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

THE supreme court handed down a
decision Thursday which is of consider
able public Importance. In the case of
Joseph Coates against the city council of
the village of Sank Rapids, the order of
the court below was affirmed by Chief
Justice Gilfllin. The suit was brought
to restrain the council from issuing $40,-
600 in bonds to aid in constructing a
dam at Sank Rapids by virtue of an act
of the legislature of 1887, which author
lied the improvement of the Mississippi
river, etc. 1t appears from the opinion
that the bill was disguised as an act to
aid in public enterprise, while IN fact
the authorized loan of $4,000 by the
council was to aid in constructing dam
for improving private water power.
This the supreme court says is uncon-
stitutional and void. There was author
ity also to improve the water power for
the benefit of the fire department. The
court says the council would have this
rightiif it had legally authorized fire
department without the act of 1887.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

REPRESENTATIVES, SPRINGER proposes to
introduce bill for the purpose of pre-
venting the crowding ofthe House dock
ct with private measures. He says that
of the 5000 bills introduced in the last
Congress four-fifths were of private
nature. Almost the same measures are
brought forward at every Congress and
the country is put to an expense hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in printing
and reprinting them. Mr.. Springer's
proposition is to have these matters in
serted in the form of petitions, which
will then be referred to the appropriate
committees, and if reported upon favor
ably, printed. This plan would relieve
the document clerks of a good deal of
work, but would necessitate the employ
ment of one or more extra petition
clerks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

MINNEAPOLIS loses the convention, but
is safe to say she has established repu'
tation in Washington for making hard
fight. We are sorry for Minneapolis
and sorry for the Northwest. The hold.
ing of the convention in the Flour City
would have afforded opportunity for Min
nesota and the Northwest to have given
the delegates from other sections some
valuable pointers. There were many
reasons why it was hoped that the com
mIttee would see its way clear to hold
the convention at Minneapolis, but they
do not seem to have had their proper
weight, and we will have to grin and
bear 1t. Barring Minneapolis, Chicago
is no doubt the choice of all citizens o.
the Northwest, and there is certainly nc
city that is better prepared to do the
convention up in proper shape.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND makes one
point in his message which at first
thought impressed people as very
good one-that is, the suggestion that
the "trusts" which are being formed IN
all branches of business destroy the
real and intended effects of protection.
These trusts are certainly baneful and
demoralizing and legislation will be
needed to destroy them, but it is well
known fact that they are as easily form
ed and operated IN free trade countries
as anywhere else. The steel rail indus
tries of Austria, England and Germany
have one great pool which entirely con-
trolls the sale in those and other Euro
pean countries. And it is by no means
protected articles alone in which
''trusts" are being formed. Protection
is for the benefit of manufacturers with
idea of allowing them to extend their
business and thus afford employment
and good wages to larger number of
workmen. The trusts are VIGOROUSLY
for the purpose of limiting the manufac-
ture and supply and thus to raise the
prices. One is in favor of the working
men and the other directly against them.
1t is the height of foolishness to advo-
cate the removal of the protective tariff
to do away with the effects of these
trusts as such course would entirs-
" miss its mark and effect the workman
alone, while the trusts would prosper
the same as of old--or at least there
would be nothing to preysntit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

THE surplus could at once be wiped
out by wiping out the tax upon home
products, which was placed there in
war tlmes to raise a big internal revenue
Why not knock off these taxes instead
of leaving them, and reducing the tariff
on imported articles? The tariff should
be revised-everybody admits that. But
it should be done by its friends and not
by its enemies. Scale down the duties
where it can safely be done, knock of
the internal revenue and the surplus
will disappear. We don't suppose the
party in power has the sense or business
ability to do the work, but will haggle
and quarrel over it without accomplish,
ing anything.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16
SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR.

There is more than a probability thai
the Presidents bold move in bringing
the tariff question so clearly to the FROM
is shrewdly conceived plan TO detract
public attention from other issues which
were becoming uncomfortably active.
One Of these is the fraud of the Solid
sputh and the suppression of the colored
vote in the South-a wrong by which
the ten congressman Of Georgia are cleo
ted by less votes than are polled in a
single district in many Northern States.
Mr.. Cleveland would doubtless be very
glad to drown out the peoples interest
IN these matters by provoking lively
discussion of the tariff. Through this
great wrong the South Is kept solid for
Democracy, and it matters little what
the issue is, Mr.. Cleveland thinks he
can slip in again by carrying the free
trade city of New York. But it is safe
to say that this matter which the Presi-
dent would like to cover up will be
heard of more and again before next
falls election, and will be more forcibly
than ever brought to the attention of
Northern voters. They will be shown
how their votes are made to count only
one-tenth as much in electing congress
men as the bold Georgian, and when
the matter is once fully and clearly un-
derstood, Mr.. Cleveland may well quake
with fear for the chances of himself and
party.
The campaign next year is likely to be
one of the most instructive as well as
lively ones the country has for some
time experienced. It will be fought
upon principles to great extent. The
President undoubtedly recognized this
and realized that his personality,
which we are told counted for so much
in the last election, is played out as
force in coming events. Therefore, he
precipitated an issue, and it is one which
Republicans gladly take up, and we fear
that before another year Grover will
wish he had stuck TO the personality"
racket, which though much dilapidated
would yet have rallied the Mugwump
forces. The Republican party will enter
the campaign of 1888 with vigor and
bright prospects. With the principles
of protection to American labor as OPP
posed to the free-trade-tariff-fo r-reve-
nue-only policy promulgated by Cleve-
land, added to that other grand demand
of a free ballot and fair count In opposi-
ton to the practice of notification and
suppression In vogue in the South, the
Republicans have two issue with which
they can 60 boldly before the country.
Certain it is that the party has seldom if
ever met defeat when squarely present
ing and upholding these two principles
of right and justice. Let theGoattle cry
be protection for American industries
and protection for those who by the con-
stItution are entitled to vote and have
their votes counted, and there will be no
question of ultimate victory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

JOHN ARENsDoRF, one of the parties
charged with the crime of the murder OF
Rev. Haddock, at Sioux City, and whose
second trial on this charge closed the
first of the week, was Friday found
"not guilty" by the jury that tried the
case. AS usual, in criminal causes where
he appears, Bill Erwin scores great
victory, and to him more, perhaps, than
to any other cause, is Arensdorf indebt-
ed for his acquittal. This will doubtless
dispose of the case for all time, and who
ever the fiend that killed Haddock, he
will likely escape punishment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

The committee in charge of the mat
ter has decided that the next g. A. r.
national encampment shall be held at
Columbus, Ohio, the second week of
September, 1888. The citizens of that
town will not only need to build hall
in which the meetings may be held, but
must also erect hotel, as they haven t
anything in that line at present of de-
cent size. Perhaps they will do it, as
they are preparing for big time next
summer celebrating the Tooth anniver-
sary of the settlement of Ohio.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

CHAIRMAN JONES, of the Republican
National Committee, has issued his call
for the assembling of the Republican
National convention in Chicago on the
10th of June. The chairman says:
The delegates at large shall be chosen
by popular state conventions called on
not less than twenty days published no.
tice and not less than thirty days before
the meeting of the national convention.
The congressional district delegates shall
be chusen in the same manner as the
nomination of member of congress is
made in the same districts. The terri
torial delegates shall be chosen in the
same manner as the nomination ofdele-
gates in congress is made. The delegates
from the District of Columbia shall be
chosen at convention constituted of
members elected in primary district as
semblies held under the call and direct
ion of the Republican central committee
of said district. An alternate delegate
for each delegate in the national
convention, to act in case of the
absense of the delegate shall be
elected in the same manner and at
the same time as the delegate is elected.
All notices of contest must be filed with
the national committee In writing, ac-
companied by printed statements of the
grounds of contests, which shall be made
public. Preference in the order of hear
ing and determining contests will he Civ
en- by the convention IN accordance with
the dates of filing of such notices and
statements with the national committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

IT is reported that the friends OF
Blaine have arranged to secure control
of the Chicago Times and will make it a
supporter of Blaine and protection.
The Tribune has always been strong
advocate of Blaine, but it is also radical
ly in favor of tariff reduction. 1t un-
qualifedly endorsed Cleveland's mes
sage, and in view of Blaine's expressed
opposition to those tariff ideas, it is tax
en- for granted that the Tribune would
not support Blaine. The Inter Ocean
is for Sherman, and SO it would not be
strange if the report that Elkins and
some other of Blaine's ieutenants have
designs on the Times is true.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

THE new postmaster of st. Paul to sue.
coed DIR. Day, whose time expires this
month will probably be Mr.. VIM. Lee
To his recommendation fled with the
postoffice department in Washington
yesterday so. K, P. H. KS" name ap.
pears, supplemented by Congressman
Rice's signature. Lee is an old-line
Democrat, an active, not to say often.
sive, politician, and it is quite in har.
mony with the present reform" ad.
ministration to place its appreciation
upon the selection of such partisan by
appointing him without delay. DIR.
Day has made a royal public officer, and
his successor will have task before him
to retain the present high standard Of
the office,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16
TIE massing of Russian troops on Il

THE massing of Russian troops on the
frontier has caused excitement in Aus
trian official circles, and has depressed
the stock markets. This would indicate
that there is this time fire as we'll as
smoke. 1t is announced from Paris that
the movement implies no aggression but
is purely defensive precaution-a pre-,
caution based on the theory that Austria
and Germany are preparing to attack
Russia. In the meantime Europe is
awaiting Russia's explanation. 1t will
come. Russia's diplomats are good ex-
planners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

SENATOR SABIN has been placed at the
head of the Senate committee on Rail-
roads. and Senator Davis is chairman of
the committee on Pensions. All things
considered. these are among the most
important committees of the Senate, and
the selection of the Minnesota Senators is
an honor that is worthily bestowed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

SALTWATER has had the free delivery
system for three months. The Messenger
says:
The free mail delivery system is now
fairly inaugurated and in satisfactory
shape. The number of people served
by carriers is constantly increasing.
During the month of November there
were delivered 80, 557 mail letters, SOL
drop letters, 5,317 mail postal cards,
1854 drop postal cards, and %, 1876 news
papers. There were collected. by car
riers from the boxes IS, 220 mail letters,
6,0Sl drop letters, 1924 postal cards and
5,l6l papers, packages, etc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

The rolling mills at Joliet, ILL.,, whose
pay roll amounts to 800, 1000 per month
shut down indefinitely on the 25th inst
1t does not exactly look as though the
protective tariff which is such bug
bear to Mr.. Cleveland was making mil,
Gonaires out of Illinois iron men
Should the Presidents ideas be carried
out the country may expect to become
accustomed to reading such items as the
above. But of course the monopolistiC
manufacturers must be suppressed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

Mr.. CLEVELAND "ain't saying a word"
about taking the duty off of sugar, an
article of universal use and which is
only made in one state in the Union.
He doesn't suggest taking that duty off
but reserves his fire for wool, in whose
culture nearly every state in the North
and West is interested. The reason for
this is obvious. He dares do nothing
which would ALLEVIATE Southern state
for he hopes by the fraud of a solid
South added the City of New York to
slip into the presidency for another
term.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

PERcEvAL LOWELL, formerly general
passenger agent of the Burlington road,
died in California Saturday. Mr..
Lowell made an extensive business &C.
quaintance with newspaper people
while connected with the G., B. & O.,
and it was always of pleasant nature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

THE hearing by the izter-states com.
merce commission on the carload lot
cases, in which business men in all parts
of the country are manifesting consider.
able interest, has been postponed until
Jan. "a. 1t was to have come off Dec
Is, but owing to the serious illness Of
one of the counsel, all parties have
agreed to a postponement.